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D53.8

Other specified nutritional anemias

Billable

Code Hierarchy

D53D53.8

Chapter: 3. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

Section: D50-D53 - Nutritional anemias

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
  • E61.0 - copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
  • E61.5 - molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
  • E60 - zinc deficiency NOS (E60)

Related Codes

D53.0Billable

Protein deficiency anemia

D53.1Billable

Other megaloblastic anemias, not elsewhere classified

D53.2Billable

Scorbutic anemia

D53.9Billable

Nutritional anemia, unspecified

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